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Manray9 wrote: "Group members may find this of interest:http://lsupress.org/"
Yeah, I want everything!
Mike wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Group members may find this of interest:http://lsupress.org/"
Yeah, I want everything!"
All 16 pages?
Manray9 wrote: "All 16 pages?"Well, maybe not "Davis' Papers", but pretty much everything else. :)
Does anyone know if the ebooks qualify for the discount?
Here's a column from the Washington Post on the subject of historical revisionism throughout the South:http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteve...
GR members in the Mid-Atlantic area may find this event fun and interesting:http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/event...
I thought this might be intresting to some, Ralph Peters was on BookTV last night discussing his latest Civil War Novel
http://www.c-span.org/video/?326726-1...
It's a little more than an hour
Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders by Ezra J. Warner
Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders by Ezra J. WarnerI purchased these two books back in the eighties. They've been good for countless hours of browsing the short bios of Union (583) and Confederate (425) general officers of the Civil War.
Today I came across an interesting fact in Generals in Blue. There were many foreigners who achieved a general's rank in the Union armies. One may think the majority of these would be British or French, but only five were Brits and three were French. Twelve, however, were Germans. Of these twelve, six were Prussians, and seven were political refugees from the European revolutionary unrest of 1848. They were:
Louis Blenker, Hesse Darmstadt, refugee of '48.
Henry Bohlen, Bremen.
August Kautz, Baden.
Karl Matthies, Prussia.
Peter Osterhaus, Prussia, refugee of '48.
Friedrich Salomon, Prussia, refugee of '48.
Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia (He of pigsty infamy).
Carl Schurz, Prussia, refugee of '48.
Franz Sigel, Baden, refugee of '48.
Adolf Wilhelm August Friedrich, Baron von Steinwehr, Baden.
Max Weber, Baden, refugee of '48.
August Willich, Prussia, refugee of '48.
Willich was a disciple of Karl Marx. He led revolutionary forces in Baden-Palatinate during the '48-'49 uprisings with Friedrich Engels as his aide-de-camp. Willich fled to America and later did admirable service in southwestern Ohio raising and training troops of German origin. He was reported to have personally raised 1,500 volunteers. He was promoted to Brigadier General in recognition of his performance as CO of the 32nd Indiana on the field at Shiloh. He fought at Perryville and was captured at Murfreesboro -- spending four months in Richmond's infamous Libby Prison before being exchanged. He went on to fight at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and during the Atlanta campaign, suffering a serious shoulder wound at Resaca. Willich was breveted to Major General of volunteers in Oct. 1865. After the war, Willich earned a university degree in philosophy from the University of Berlin. Quite a guy!
Great details Manray9, thanks for posting the information.
Manray9 wrote: " Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders by Ezra J. Warner[bookcover:Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Command..."
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. Those are great reference books
On sale at Amazon for $1.99, although I will probably require a hardcopy of this one.
Brigades Of Gettysburg: The Union And Confederate Brigades At The Battle Of Gettysburghttp://www.amazon.com/Brigades-Gettys...
Nice one Mike, does sound like a book to have in HB in your library eh!
Do people know about the Internet Archive (https://archive.org/)? There is a wealth of eBooks in the public domain just waiting to be read or used as reference material. The Facebook group, American Civil War Photos and Information (https://www.facebook.com/groups/29731...), also has an overlapping list of books, theses, and articles about the war.
Some group members may be interested in the Civil War Trust's annual photo contest winners. There are some good pics here:http://www.civilwar.org/photos/annual...
Manray9 wrote: "Some group members may be interested in the Civil War Trust's annual photo contest winners. There are some good pics here:http://www.civilwar.org/photos/annual......"
Thanks for sharing. Beautiful pictures every year, but some especially fine ones this season!
Great photos Manray9 - Thnx for posting
I stumbled across this old C-SPAN Book TV presentation by the distinguished Civil War historian Gary Gallagher on his edition of E. Porter Alexander's --
Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter AlexanderGallagher tells an interesting story about how he found the original manuscript and determined it was different from Porter's later Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative --
http://www.c-span.org/video/?163528-1...
I've got a nice HB edition of that book that I need to read soon, thanks for the link Manray9.
'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I've got a nice HB edition of that book that I need to read soon, thanks for the link Manray9."I think I'll read it next, AR.
I went and found my copy, I have actually started it but book-marked it at page 188, the start of chapter 9: "Winter after Fredericksburg". If you start your copy Manray9 I might kick start mine again.
'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Damn, I should try and squeeze it in soon as well!"Gallagher's talk inspired me.
Manray9 wrote: "'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Damn, I should try and squeeze it in soon as well!"Gallagher's talk inspired me."
I need to wrap up my book on Wild Bill Donovan. Still have several hundred pages to go.
I still have two books to finish as well :)
Anybody else following the new PBS Civil War program "Mercy Street"? Here's my review of Episode 1: http://emergingcivilwar.com/2016/01/2...
Sarah wrote: "Anybody else following the new PBS Civil War program "Mercy Street"? Here's my review of Episode 1: http://emergingcivilwar.com/2016/01/2..."
I was unaware of it. Thanks...and nice review.
Sarah wrote: "Anybody else following the new PBS Civil War program "Mercy Street"? Here's my review of Episode 1: http://emergingcivilwar.com/2016/01/2..."
I too enjoyed your review. I watched it after Downton Abbey...and I had been live tweeting as my Downton Abbey character. I continued live tweeting during Mercy Street...which left me even more confused than I would have been! Lol, maybe I'll record it this week as there's football, Sense & Sensibility group watch, and Downton Abbey on tap for Sunday(I don't normally that much in week!).
FYI - I didn't like Mercy Street Episode 2 as much as Episode 1. Everyone has their own opinions, but I thought some of the assault/romantic themes were a little too graphic. Just a warning if that stuff bothers anyone...
Hi everyone. I'm new to the group. I wanted to share a resource I recently came across: 37 Maps that Explain the American Civil War. http://www.vox.com/2015/4/14/8396477/...
Michael wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm new to the group. I wanted to share a resource I recently came across: 37 Maps that Explain the American Civil War. http://www.vox.com/2015/4/14/8396477/..."Thanks, Michael. Some interesting maps.
Brilliant as I am very visual so thanks Michael!
Sarah I've been watching Mercy Street and applaud its unbiased portrayal of both sides. Both did good and bad. However it can be a bit overdone at times, a little like a caricature. I think my favorite scene was when the young nurse from the Southern family admonished the new head nurse that it is not only the enemy who does wrong.
Lia wrote: "Sarah I've been watching Mercy Street and applaud its unbiased portrayal of both sides. Both did good and bad. However it can be a bit overdone at times, a little like a caricature. I think my favo..."Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the death of Stonewall Jackson. This article appeared today at RealClearHistory.com:http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/?p=1490
It's arguable whether Jackson's flank march at Chancellorsville was his most successful operation or if it was the Valley Campaign of '62. I've been impressed with Second Manassas -- where Jackson was the anvil and Longstreet the hammer. He very effectively lured Pope into concentrating against his position in the unfinished railroad cut while Longstreet maneuvered onto Pope's left flank. Pope's Army of Virginia was routed.
Sarah wrote: "Lia wrote: "Sarah I've been watching Mercy Street and applaud its unbiased portrayal of both sides. Both did good and bad. However it can be a bit overdone at times, a little like a caricature. I t..."They've started filming Season Two! I discovered that Mary and Dorothy Dix are both remembered at Cambridge's(MA) Mount Auburn Cemetery. As nicer weather has hit the Hub, I hoping to get over there in the next couple weeks.
I came across this info on Cold Harbor at the Civil War Trust site. The battle was fought between 31 May and June 12 1864. Thought it was interesting.Cold Harbor was neither cold nor accessible by boat—the name is a confluence of Old High German and local branding.
The area of Cold Harbor, Virginia, gets its name from the two Cold Harbor taverns (Old and New), which both stood near the contested crossroads in 1864. In 5th century Germany, the words “heer” and “bergen” meant “army” and “shelter,” respectively. This concept eventually arrived in Middle English as “herber,” meaning a way station or an inn. Today, “harbor” more commonly refers to a seaport or dock, but the term’s more archaic root as a “shelter” can still be found in “harboring a fugitive” or “harboring a grudge,” among others. The reasoning behind the use of the word “Cold” is less clear, as Cold Harbor is hot and humid landscape for much of the year. Many believe that the adjective was used to describe the Old Cold Harbor Tavern’s amenities, or lack thereof, for it is said that owner Isaac Burnett only served cold meals, or perhaps no meals at all. Union officers became confused by the Old/New distinction during the battle, and many mistakenly referred to the area as Cool Arbor.
I've read elsewhere that inns of the period which didn't offer hot meals and full board were referred to as "cold."
It may not be cold, but the battlefield and what happened there is chilling.
Great information MR9 and very true Betsy!
My current book, Richard Sommers' Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg, brought back to me an amusing thought from some years ago. Some Civil War generals had unusual names. My favorite among Union generals was Galusha Pennypacker. He was promoted to brigadier general at the age of 20. My favorite Confederate name: John Sappington Marmaduke. He killed his commanding officer in a duel and went on to become governor of Missouri.
Many people seem to like Pennypacker's name, and the fact that he achieved high rank at such a young age. One of my favorite generals is James B. McPherson, not the least of which is because his middle name is 'Birdseye'.
Some few writers possess the honesty and ability to speak to us across centuries. Frank Wilkeson is among the best of these. His first person accounts of a soldier’s daily life and of several of the most intensely violent battles in history rip us from our chairs and stand us next to his shoulder beneath drifting powder smoke. I recommend Turned Inside Out most highly and offer a few activities for other teachers in hopes that they will open this great personal account for their students. It's free and here's the link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
A review from the NY Times of James Lee McDonough's --
William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A LifeHere's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/boo...
Do I need another book on Sherman, it appears that I do :)
by Kathleen Thompson (no photo)Essays on what occurred after the fights ended. Several battles and cemeteries are included.
Jim wrote: " by Kathleen Thompson (no photo)Essays on what occurred after the fights ended. Several battles and ce..."
This is a book I definitely want to read. Thanks for mentioning it.
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